UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
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The UNESCO
Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in literacy
serving rural adults and out-of-school youth, particularly women and girls. The Prize was established in 2005 through the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China in honour of the great Chinese scholar Confucius
. It is part of the International Literacy Prizes, which UNESCO awards every year in recognition of excellence and inspiring experiences in the field of literacy throughout the world. The Confucius Prize offers two awards of US$20,000 each, a medal and a diploma, as well as a study visit to literacy project sites in China.
The Prize is open to institutions, organizations or individuals displaying outstanding merit in literacy, achieving particularly effective results and promoting innovative approaches. The selection of prizewinners is made by an International Jury appointed by UNESCO’s Director-General, which meets in Paris once a year. The Prize is awarded at an official ceremony held for that purpose at UNESCO
Headquarters in Paris
on the occasion of International Literacy Day
(8 September).
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
serving rural adults and out-of-school youth, particularly women and girls. The Prize was established in 2005 through the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China in honour of the great Chinese scholar Confucius
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
. It is part of the International Literacy Prizes, which UNESCO awards every year in recognition of excellence and inspiring experiences in the field of literacy throughout the world. The Confucius Prize offers two awards of US$20,000 each, a medal and a diploma, as well as a study visit to literacy project sites in China.
The Prize is open to institutions, organizations or individuals displaying outstanding merit in literacy, achieving particularly effective results and promoting innovative approaches. The selection of prizewinners is made by an International Jury appointed by UNESCO’s Director-General, which meets in Paris once a year. The Prize is awarded at an official ceremony held for that purpose at UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Headquarters in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on the occasion of International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of...
(8 September).
Recipients of the Prize by year
- 2009:
- SERVE AfghanistanSERVE AfghanistanSERVE Afghanistan is a Christian charity registered in UK which works in Afghanistan carrying out community development, education and training projects, particularly for Afghans with disabilities....
- (AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
) - Municipal Literacy Coordinating Council - (PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
)
- SERVE Afghanistan
- 2008:
- Adult and Non-Formal Education Association (ANFEAE) (EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
) - Operation Upgrade (South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
)
- Adult and Non-Formal Education Association (ANFEAE) (Ethiopia
- 2007:
- Family Re-orientation Education and Empowerment (FREE) (NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
) - Reach Out and ReadReach Out and ReadReach Out and Read , is an American non-profit organization that advocates for childhood literacy. ROR was founded in 1989 at Boston City Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and was based on the premise to "encourage parents to read regularly to their children and give them the tools to do so." The...
(United States of America)
- Family Re-orientation Education and Empowerment (FREE) (Nigeria
- 2006:
- Ministry of National Education of the Kingdom of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, for its innovative national literacy initiative - Directorate of Literacy and Continuing Education of Rajastan, for its Useful Learning through Literacy and Continuing Education Programme in Rajasthan (IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
)
- Ministry of National Education of the Kingdom of Morocco
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See also
- International Literacy Prizes
- International Literacy DayInternational Literacy DaySeptember 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of...
- United Nations Literacy DecadeUnited Nations Literacy DecadeUNESCO leads the United Nations Literacy Decade under the slogan of “Literacy as Freedom”. Launched at UN Headquarters in 2003, the Decade aims to increase literacy levels and to empower all people everywhere...
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- UNESCO King Sejong Literacy PrizeUNESCO King Sejong Literacy PrizeThe UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1989.The Prize honours the outstanding contribution made to literacy by Sejong the Great who created the Korean alphabet Hangul....
- Noma Literacy PrizeNoma Literacy PrizeThe Noma Literacy Prize is a UNESCO award, it goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy. It is one of a series of Noma Prizes...